Bandwagon or band-aid? A model of nonprofit incorporation by state

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 300-321

  Abzug, Rikki ^a   Turnheim, Joy K ^a  

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EID: 0032355256     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764098273003     Document Type: Article

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